tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post7836467964263010898..comments2016-12-09T05:16:20.988-06:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Going Green With PacemakersDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-45088217990391172922009-10-09T16:09:10.809-05:002009-10-09T16:09:10.809-05:00Surely there is a way to institute a program that ...Surely there is a way to institute a program that would encourage patients to opt for a re-cycled pacemaker. Something like - a recycled pacemaker results in so much savings and the patient gets 25% ? 50% ? of those savings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-37114284177958914752009-10-09T11:54:11.561-05:002009-10-09T11:54:11.561-05:00Love this. But . . . good luck getting this going ...Love this. But . . . good luck getting this going in the US. I&#39;ll be flabbergasted if this goes anywhere. <br /><br />The political battle over EP catheter reuse was fought and lost years ago and the lawyers won. See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/10/AR2005121001213.html for an inflammatory article a few years ago that featured our hospital (as staunch catheterJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10897176780069403370noreply@blogger.com